Richard Bennett (1870-1944)

Hollywood Actor; Clarence Charles William Henry Richard Bennett

He was born in Deer Creek, Cass Co., Indiana. He was a sailor on a Great Lakes steamer, a professional boxer, medicine showman, troubadour and night clerk in a hotel in Chicago, before he took to the stage, becoming a Hollywood star, marrying into and becoming the father of a Hollywood dynasty.

Parents (2)

George Washington Bennett

Sawmill Owner/Operator & Local Constable, of Logansport, Indiana

b.c.1847

Eliza Leonora (Hoffman) Bennett

Mrs. Eliza Leonora (Hoffman) Bennett

b.1851

Spouses (3)

Grena Bennett

Music Critic, of 315 West 57th Street, New York City; Mrs. Grena (Heller) Bennett

1871-1946

Adrienne Morrison

Broadway Actress; Mrs. Mabel Adrienne (Morrison) Bennett, Pinker

1883-1940

Aimée (Raisch) Bennett

Socialite; Mrs. Aimée Angela (Raisch) Hastings, Bennett

1895-1955

Children (3)

Constance Bennett

Actress; Mrs. Constance (Bennett) Moorehead, Plant, de Coudray, Roland, Coulter

1904-1965

Barbara Bennett

Hollywood Actress; Mrs. Barbara Jane (Bennett) Downey, Randall, Surprenant

1906-1958

Joan Bennett

Hollywood Actress; Mrs. Joan Geraldine (Bennett) Fox, Markey, Wanger, Wilde

1910-1990

Associated Books (1)

The Bennetts: An Acting Family By Brian Kellow